Insights West asked Vancouver residents to respond to Wong's proposal of a vacant home tax. The idea was extremely popular, with 72 per cent of respondents describing it as a “very good” or “good” proposal, and 18 per cent deeming it “very bad” or “bad.”

This high level of support was even across genders (75 per cent for women, 70 per cent for men), all three age groups (supported 70 per cent among those aged 55 and over, rising to a high of 76 per cent among those aged 18-34) and all three household incomes brackets (80 per cent support in the lowest bracket, dropping to 66 per cent for those in households earning $100,000 or more a year).